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Title: R.45 (Remember those?)
Post by: birdman on March 30, 2010, 08:07:44 PM: I got to thinking, I haven't seen anything about the R.45 in quite a while.( At least I don't believe I've missed any thing). Any facts, rumors or just wishful thinking making the rounds? Come on, someone tell me something, anything, lie to me, just give me some hope! Gene
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Post by: tracker on March 30, 2010, 08:16:11 PM: The check is in the mail.
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Post by: kjtrains on March 30, 2010, 08:40:32 PM: Quote
I got to thinking, I haven't seen anything about the R.45 in quite a while.( At least I don't believe I've missed any thing). Any facts, rumors or just wishful thinking making the rounds? Come on, someone tell me something, anything, lie to me, just give me some hope! Gene

This is the last we've heard. See Gator's post on the following link:

http://www.rohrbaughforum.com/YaBB.cgi?board=R9S;action=display;num=1262021717;start=23#23

You probably have seen that, but that is it.
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Post by: yankee2500 on April 10, 2010, 08:12:34 PM: Gene,
it gives us all something to dream about.

John
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Post by: Richard S on April 10, 2010, 08:29:18 PM: I've got a holster ready and waiting. 8)

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/RichardS/aug06_01.jpg)
Title: Re: R.45 (Remember those?)
Post by: birdman on April 10, 2010, 08:37:04 PM: Like a lot of us, I have a deposit on the R-45. I've decided to just have Tom hang on to it til' I die of old age and then take the 100 bucks and spend it on that good Irish whiskey he talks about! Gene
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Post by: kjtrains on April 10, 2010, 08:40:42 PM: Haven't got my holster yet, but I'm dream'n. Deposit is in, and just ah waiting. :) :)
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Post by: yankee2500 on April 10, 2010, 09:14:12 PM: No deposit, and even at the low interest rates, my hundred in the bank may earn enough to buy a holster before the R45s are out. ;D

John
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Post by: FloridaCCW on April 10, 2010, 09:18:59 PM: Quote
No deposit, and even at the low interest rates, my hundred in the bank may earn enough to buy a holster before the R45s are out. ;D

John

;D
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Post by: kjtrains on April 10, 2010, 10:01:23 PM: Quote
No deposit, and even at the low interest rates, my hundred in the bank may earn enough to buy a holster before the R45s are out. ;D

John

Oh, well. To quote a Forum member's screen name; it's only money! ;D ;D
Title: Re: R.45 (Remember those?)
Post by: ccoorreeyy on April 10, 2010, 10:54:48 PM: Quote
I got to thinking, I haven't seen anything about the R.45 in quite a while.( At least I don't believe I've missed any thing). [glb]Any facts, rumors or just wishful thinking making the rounds? Come on, someone tell me something, anything, lie to me, just give me some hope!?[/glb] Gene

It is a fact that I'm starting a rumor right now that the R45 will be hitting the market in June of this year. I will also state that this is wishful thinking and I have only marginal evidence to back up this information. I also will lie to you and say that I have held the prototype and shot it with factory ok'ed +p+ ammo. It's smaller, lighter, and holds two more rounds than the R9 does and only recoils about half as much. It has checkered front and back straps, nite sites, a manual safty, a built in laser guidrod, 4 mags and take down tools in the factory aluminum hard case. It's a most fantastic gun. I said I would keep all this a secret but thought you guys might "need" to have this information. O-yea MSRP is $595 and they will knock 50% off that if you trade in a kel-tec at time of purchase.

Now you know! ::)
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Post by: kjtrains on April 10, 2010, 11:03:36 PM: Corey. You really, really need something to do! ;D ;D
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Post by: birdman on April 11, 2010, 01:45:16 PM: Corey, you can now roll over and have a cigarette. Thanks pard, that cheered me up even if tho it was B.S. Gene
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Post by: kjtrains on April 11, 2010, 02:39:28 PM: Gene. B.S. means, blowing snow, right? ;D
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Post by: Richard S on April 11, 2010, 08:10:24 PM: What if I were to say that the prototype was concealed in that Haugen "Boxter" the photograph of which I posted earlier in this thread?

(Would that it were! ;D)

[size=10][Edit: Typo.][/size]
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Post by: yankee2500 on April 11, 2010, 08:47:30 PM: Quote

It is a fact that I'm starting a rumor right now that the R45 will be hitting the market in June of this year. I will also state that this is wishful thinking and I have only marginal evidence to back up this information. I also will lie to you and say that I have held the prototype and shot it with factory ok'ed +p+ ammo. It's smaller, lighter, and holds two more rounds than the R9 does and only recoils about half as much. It has checkered front and back straps, nite sites, a manual safty, a built in laser guidrod, 4 mags and take down tools in the factory aluminum hard case. It's a most fantastic gun. I said I would keep all this a secret but thought you guys might "need" to have this information. O-yea MSRP is $595 and they will knock 50% off that if you trade in a kel-tec at time of purchase.

Now you know! ::)

corey,
It's obvious the layoff has had a traumatic effect on your mental well being, or you are smoking something much better than what was available in the 60s. Another option is you need your meds adjusted.
But I'm going out tomorrow and look for a kel-tec to trade in, and transfer $595 to my checking account so I'm ready to go.

;D ;D ;D ;D John
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Post by: kjtrains on April 11, 2010, 09:48:57 PM: Quote
What if I were to say that the prototype was concealed in that Haugen "Boxter" the photograph of which I posted earlier in this thread?

(Would that it were! ;D)

[size=10][Edit: Typo.][/size]

I'd say, Richard, you've been into the Bushmills 21 again, a little too much! ;D ;D
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Post by: yankee2500 on April 11, 2010, 11:16:29 PM: Maybe that's what corey was into, the Bushmills 21. :D ;D

John
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Post by: tracker on April 11, 2010, 11:33:03 PM: The Bushmills is much more predictable than the R45.
Title: Re: R.45 (Remember those?)
Post by: kjtrains on April 12, 2010, 07:39:31 AM: At this point, the R45 is just a wish; however, at some point will happen. :)
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Post by: theirishguard on April 12, 2010, 12:44:50 PM: with a tumbler of Bushmills 21 in one hand and a hot R45 in the other, isn't life grand ;D Tom
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Post by: kjtrains on April 12, 2010, 01:30:38 PM: Wait a minute, a tumbler? ;D
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Post by: ccoorreeyy on April 12, 2010, 02:46:58 PM: No its not just a wish, its a done deal. They have 100 or so already and are waiting to have 500 done before they start shipping, honest. This is me locking the door after I shot it....

(http://www.bagatellen.com/images/vault.jpg)

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Post by: kjtrains on April 12, 2010, 03:08:10 PM: Well, at last! I can hardly wait for that other 400. Maybe you could talk them into going ahead a ship that first 100! :)
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Post by: birdman on April 12, 2010, 06:53:20 PM: You can't fool me that's corey's gun and holster safe he's showing us! Gene
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Post by: Richard S on April 12, 2010, 07:02:45 PM: Quote
You can't fool me that's corey's gun and holster safe he's showing us! Gene

I don't know. It looks rather small and easily breached. ;)
Title: Re: R.45 (Remember those?)
Post by: ccoorreeyy on April 12, 2010, 08:19:32 PM: Quote
You can't fool me that's corey's gun and holster safe he's showing us! Gene

I will continue my theme for this thread [size=10](lie as much as possible)[/size] and tell you in upmost honesty that you sir are correct. I just had it built. It is a 5,000 sq.ft. safe with a 300 yard underground shooting range tunnel built off one end of it. I won't go into what all I have in their only because I would not want to make any of you fellows jealous. :-X
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Post by: kjtrains on April 12, 2010, 08:59:41 PM: And don't forget, always room for expansion. :)
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Post by: yankee2500 on April 13, 2010, 01:18:41 AM: I did sneak a peek into coreys safe and snap a quick pic.
(http://i413.photobucket.com/albums/pp216/yankee2500/22.jpg)

John
Title: Re: R.45 (Remember those?)
Post by: ccoorreeyy on April 13, 2010, 08:45:40 AM: Yep, thats what I call the shiny room. If I don't get job soon I might have to sell one of them bars. :'(
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Post by: kjtrains on April 13, 2010, 10:30:34 AM: Corey. Go ahead and sell one or two of those bars. You won't miss them. With the spot price of gold at $1156 an once, should tide you over for awhile.

Don't want to make light of your situation, Corey, hope you do find a job soon.
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Post by: yankee2500 on April 13, 2010, 11:05:23 AM: Quote
Yep, thats what I call the shiny room. If I don't get job soon I might have to sell one of them bars. :'(

As long as you don't have to part with one of the pups, hope things turn around soon corey.

John
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Post by: Hayabusa on July 10, 2010, 07:11:53 PM: News Flash from a new guy. Was so excited this morning when my FFL called and said my Robar R9 arrived early. I raced to the shop and was shocked that by mistake I received R45 serial number R45 FIRST.

In my excitement I loaded it with 9MM ammo by accident and it locked up when I tried to chamber a round. As we waited for a gunsmith to arrive I left the gun on the counter and was distracted by a very attractive woman. Turns out she was another Russian spy, she took my gun without us seeing and left as we were all goo goo eyed but got arrested and deported in record time. Don't know where she ditched my R45. Maybe she smuggled it back to Russia!

Wish I had a picture of it to share. What a wild day! Guess I'll have to order another Robar. ;D
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Post by: kjtrains on July 10, 2010, 08:04:38 PM: Now that's a first! ;D
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Post by: Reinz on July 10, 2010, 08:09:49 PM: Hayabusa must not be a bonafide gun addict to let himself get distracted by a babe in the presence of THE R45.

Definitely not a bonafide Rohrbaugh addict. ;D

Reinz
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Post by: Hayabusa on July 10, 2010, 10:20:55 PM: Reinz, that hurt!

Guess I deserve it for being a wisenheimer and still a newb here :)

Really wish there was an R45.
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Post by: kjtrains on July 10, 2010, 10:26:10 PM: In time. In time. Don't know when that is. Just waiting. :)
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Post by: tracker on July 10, 2010, 11:01:30 PM: I thought it was a clever story; maybe as fictitious as the R45; or maybe the first R45 will be up for auction on Monday.
Title: Re: R.45 (Remember those?)
Post by: kjtrains on July 10, 2010, 11:23:53 PM: The R45 won't be up for auction according to Duane. Really not fictitious either, at least, we hope not. ;D
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Post by: tracker on July 11, 2010, 12:49:38 AM: Where's the beef?
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Post by: kjtrains on July 11, 2010, 08:22:16 AM: The same place it's always been! ;D
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Post by: tracker on July 11, 2010, 10:55:08 AM: So is the elusive R45.
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Post by: kjtrains on July 11, 2010, 11:33:17 AM: ;D
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Post by: Reinz on July 12, 2010, 02:06:38 PM: Quote
Reinz, that hurt!

Guess I deserve it for being a wisenheimer and still a newb here :)

Really wish there was an R45.

Hayabusa- I meant no malice.

Just going along with the joke. ;)

Reinz
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Post by: Hayabusa on July 12, 2010, 03:21:39 PM: Reinz,

No offense taken, I was just being humble.

I enjoy the tone of the interactions on this forum. Much different from the Custom Knife and Motorcycle forums I also frequent. Opinions are expressed here with respect and all seem to enjoy a bit of good humor.

I also believe in earning my credibility wherever I participate. Hoping I can be a strong contributor here.

Cheers!
Rob
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Post by: Reinz on July 12, 2010, 03:36:55 PM: Hayabusa - we're glad to have you and know you will be a great addition.

By the way it just hit me while I was typing your name - I'm not a motorcylce guy --but, isn't the Hayabusa that awesome crotch rocket by Suzuki ?

And by awesome, that is an understatement!

Reinz
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Post by: tracker on July 12, 2010, 04:20:58 PM: The Peregrine Falcon.
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Post by: kjtrains on July 12, 2010, 04:59:51 PM: tracker, do you have one of these?
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Post by: tracker on July 12, 2010, 05:07:36 PM: No, thank you. I do recognize my limitations. It looks like a lot of fun, though, if speed is your need.
Title: Re: R.45 (Remember those?)
Post by: kjtrains on July 12, 2010, 05:20:36 PM: I do have a need for speed, however, not on two wheels.
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Post by: tracker on July 12, 2010, 05:23:09 PM: A former neighbor of mine's wife was a H.S. beauty queen in South Chicago. One of her friends was an amateur photographer and asked her do do some poses on a motorcycle for him. A few years later someone sent her a photo with a caption that said, "You get more nookie on a Suzuki" with her posing for it. By this time she was a pregnant wife and the judge awarded her a nice settlement.
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Post by: Reinz on July 12, 2010, 06:14:05 PM: I learned early on in my youth as I was about to become a grease spot in the road as I was feeling my need for speed on two wheels that I better abandon that mode of transportation.

By the Grace of God I was spared, so I sold my bike the next day because I knew I did not have to maturity to control the throttle.
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Post by: tracker on July 12, 2010, 06:23:57 PM: My need for speed was gratified on three wheels but they were retractable. I was too young and dumb to know better.
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Post by: Reinz on July 12, 2010, 06:42:47 PM: That is one of my regrets in life.

I wish I learned to fly and to fly Jets!
Title: Re: R.45 (Remember those?)
Post by: tracker on July 12, 2010, 07:02:29 PM: It's a lot of fun once you get the hang of it. I had no intention of flying but just looking for an alternative to floating around on a tin can for three years. Surprisingly, that was preordained and worked out well.
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Post by: kjtrains on July 12, 2010, 07:13:27 PM: tracker. Do you still fly anything?
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Post by: tracker on July 12, 2010, 07:17:27 PM: No, i miss the takeoffs and landings, approaches and departures, and sunsets and sunrises. Other than that, a few cloud formations, and the fun of it I can live without it.
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Post by: kjtrains on July 12, 2010, 07:25:44 PM: Now, how long did you fly, all total?
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Post by: Reinz on July 12, 2010, 07:29:11 PM: Quote
It's a lot of fun once you get the hang of it. I had no intention of flying but just looking for an alternative to floating around on a tin can for three years. Surprisingly, that was preordained and worked out well.

I can understand the boredom of being stuck on the ship.
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Post by: tracker on July 12, 2010, 07:45:39 PM: I flew seven years in the Navy and thirty one for the airline. That's enough. One thing that will do for you is that you gain a particular fondness for your own bed. I really dislike hotel rooms, even luxurious ones..
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Post by: Reinz on July 12, 2010, 07:49:52 PM: Compared to the Navy, was commercial pretty boring fly time wise, since you could not "freestyle" ?

I understand the hotel deal, I was on the road for 20 years.
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Post by: kjtrains on July 12, 2010, 07:55:11 PM: Quote
I flew seven years in the Navy and thirty one for the airline. That's enough. One thing that will do for you is that you gain a particular fondness for your own bed. I really dislike hotel rooms, even luxurious ones..

Thirty eight years of flying. Congrats, for sure!
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Post by: tracker on July 12, 2010, 08:17:20 PM: Carrier flying is very demanding but exciting. There are a lot of downsides like six months cruises and a full time job as a Naval Officer in charge of men, resources, etc.. I liked the Navy but decided I didn't want a career, Captain of a Carrier, etc.. The quality of people the Navy and other services attract is extraordinary.
Airline flying is much more hospitable and less demanding, time and family separation, etc. Any kind of flying is like a good night kiss; the same thing but different every time. Despite the relative safety of commercial air I remember three approaches and landings in the airline that were much more demanding than any of my 300 carrier landings. Sorry for the long answer but it is a good question and not easy to answer.
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Post by: Reinz on July 12, 2010, 08:19:33 PM: Very good answer

By the way, was one of those approaches San Diego?
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Post by: tracker on July 12, 2010, 08:33:07 PM: Indeed it was, but not what you think; the normal approach to RWY 27 requires a steep approach discipline but not difficult if you stay ahead of it. This day, in an MD-80, the weather was terrible and below RWY 27 minimums, so they were shooting ILSs to RWY 9 over the water. The problem was that there was a quartering tail wind that was over the tail wind limits. Since I had left STL with a LAS alternate there was no other place to land. Every airport in Southern California was deluged with rain. I flew the approach manually but left the auto throttles on to hold the approach speed at minimum maneuvering. At 300' I broke out of the overcast and felt like a rocket going sideways toward the runway. The landing was firm but ok and took two of us to hold the ailerons down to stay on the runway. Everybody else ahead of me diverted somewhere else. That was my first leg as a qualified MD-80 Captain.
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Post by: Reinz on July 12, 2010, 08:45:53 PM: That sounded Hairy
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Post by: tracker on July 12, 2010, 08:48:23 PM: It was and the water was at the curb outside the terminal. I lived in Coronado for three years and never saw rain like that day. The next month I bid back to the DC-9, much more friendly.
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Post by: Reinz on July 12, 2010, 09:01:30 PM: The city that never rains and you hit it duing a Typhoon.
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Post by: P7Enigma on July 20, 2010, 07:07:22 PM: I landed sideways in 747 in Zurich once...thank god I wasn't the pilot or the cockpit would have been stink'in real bad.

Some of you may have seen the "chart" on some of the pics I post...Private flying in Hawaii is great stuff. (Unless you are of course Tracker who loves flying up the side of volcanoes at "rock tops" in a "Tracker obviously".... ;D

I've been lucky I guess (where's the wood) My worst day was getting caught in a real bad IFR situation as a VFR pilot in my early days. Had about 80 hours under my belt and lost visual minimums due to one of these nasty "buildup" storms here in Florida.
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Post by: tracker on July 20, 2010, 07:37:36 PM: Sounds like a vicious side wind at LSZH on the 747. The 747 approaches the runway in a "crab" for a crosswind and just before touchdown, downwind rudder, to straighten the runway alignment, has to be applied while simultaneously using opposite aileron to keep the wing down. If this is not done smoothly and correctly, you can land in a "skid" which sounds like what happened to you. The Standard Instrument Departures out of Zurich can be very challenging and must be flown perfectly under close critical scrutiny by the Swiss Radar Control. I recall that a controller told me to "tighten your turn" one day there on a departure. That was a first.
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Post by: yankee2500 on November 07, 2010, 12:07:12 AM: So whats the news on the R45 anyone got one yet ??? ;D ;D

John
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Post by: kjtrains on November 07, 2010, 12:53:42 AM: It'll be coming, one day! ;D
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Post by: yankee2500 on November 17, 2010, 12:20:33 AM: ::) ::)

John
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Post by: kjtrains on November 17, 2010, 08:47:29 AM: Stay tuned. New info may be coming soon! ;)
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Post by: DDGator on November 17, 2010, 12:39:30 PM: Do not speak of this topic and jinx it!

;D
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Post by: kjtrains on November 17, 2010, 02:55:30 PM: Quote
Do not speak of this topic and jinx it!

;D

Wouldn't think of it! ;D Will wait for you to bring the info! :)